I wished one of them would talk some sense into Kane, but apparently, they’d decided I could fend for myself. That had to break some sort of best-friend code, but that was a problem for another time, when my fated-mate bond wasn’t on the line.
“I’d tear out his throat and bathe in his blood.” His fangs lengthened, and I took a pointed step to the side, intercepting his glare at Reed.
“Yeah, well, Reed isn’t challenging you. Jasline is challenging me, and I can’t stand by and watch her take you any more than you could watch someone else take me. I will stand for the challenge, and you can either help me, or get out of my way. But I’m not backing down, and I’m hurt that you’d ask me to. That you’d just assume she’s stronger.”
“She’s alpha! Of course she’s stronger!” He rammed a hand into
